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an obama deal, they've got relatives. they've got brothers and sisters and moms and dads and next door neighbors. and simply the republicans starting with boehner are going to be on the wrong side of history. and it's not going to show up right in a poll tonight. or tomorrow. but as this website is now handling 50,000 americans per hour, things are getting a heck of a lot better. and the high percentage of americans who are getting on there and getting the deals, these stories are being told, and republicans doing everything they possibly can can. there is not a pr playbook available globally that is going to be able to fight a positive story when it comes to insurance reform and health care reform in this country. this is a victory for the left. call it what it is. and it is changing the face of america. because we're finally finding out we do have compassionate people in our society who are willing to take a chance, show some guts, force some change, and hope that the rest of the country comes along. it's, i guess, how
an obama deal, they've got relatives. they've got brothers and sisters and moms and dads and next door neighbors. and simply the republicans starting with boehner are going to be on the wrong side of history. and it's not going to show up right in a poll tonight. or tomorrow. but as this website is now handling 50,000 americans per hour, things are getting a heck of a lot better. and the high percentage of americans who are getting on there and getting the deals, these stories are being told,...
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believes is the right thing for the country. now, i'm against the air strikes, i'm on record. i want a no vote. i asked for the no vote order last night with elijah cummings, because i believe we should not be doing this, but my motives are a heck of a lot different than the motives of these conservatives, who are simply no experts on foreign policy. we have the bills to prove it, don't we? get your cell phones out, i want to know what you think. tonight's question -- are rpg voting against syria because they hate president obama? text us, and you can always go to our blog and left leave a comment there. >>> for more on tonight's subject, let's bring in congressman pokan, serves his first term in the united states congress and all of a sudden about to take an important vote, and john soltz, he heads an organization that represents some 360,000 veterans in this country who have been in the middle east. do you think republicans are opposing this act because the president wants to take because of their hatred for the president this
believes is the right thing for the country. now, i'm against the air strikes, i'm on record. i want a no vote. i asked for the no vote order last night with elijah cummings, because i believe we should not be doing this, but my motives are a heck of a lot different than the motives of these conservatives, who are simply no experts on foreign policy. we have the bills to prove it, don't we? get your cell phones out, i want to know what you think. tonight's question -- are rpg voting against...
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should president obama give the country more details on the tpp? text a for yes, text b for no to 67622, always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring the results later on in the show. let me bring in congresswoman louise slaughter of new york and the president of the communication workers of america, larry cohen. great to have both of you with us tonight. congresswoman, you first. why is president obama advocating for this? what's the up side? >> i will tell you, there's absolutely no evidence that any of the trade agreements that the united states has made since i've been in congress have benefited in any way the american manufacturer or the american worker. we've been desperately hurt. i represent an area in upstate new york, rochester, new york. eastman kodak when nafta was signed was a great going concern and has now just gone through bankruptcy. something that nobody would have ever expected. i'm worried about tpp, because hickey freeman is one of the last wonderful iconic companies in my district. and we understand that tpp benefits vie
should president obama give the country more details on the tpp? text a for yes, text b for no to 67622, always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring the results later on in the show. let me bring in congresswoman louise slaughter of new york and the president of the communication workers of america, larry cohen. great to have both of you with us tonight. congresswoman, you first. why is president obama advocating for this? what's the up side? >> i will tell you, there's absolutely...
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a large number of minorities in this country are going to be helped by this law. and they have been so terribly opposed to it, dr. dyson. how can they run any kind of minority outreach if they are opposed and voted 40 some odd times in the house to take away health care from people who are going to get it who happen to be minorities, yet they've got this big outreach thing going on? >> you're so right in terms of pointing out the conflicts and the contradictions. and you have been valiant on this show in underscoring how fast are you contradictory they are. if you claim you want to have an outreach and against the affordable health care act and opposed to the expansion of pell grants. and furthermore, you have dealt with financial instruments that have undermind african-american people's ability to engage in the procurement of adequate housing for themselves. and you've been against every measure of affirmative action and educational equity that might provide us equal footing. so in that case, it's much ado about nothing. it's a lot of talk. as james brown said, y
a large number of minorities in this country are going to be helped by this law. and they have been so terribly opposed to it, dr. dyson. how can they run any kind of minority outreach if they are opposed and voted 40 some odd times in the house to take away health care from people who are going to get it who happen to be minorities, yet they've got this big outreach thing going on? >> you're so right in terms of pointing out the conflicts and the contradictions. and you have been valiant...
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income and equality is a big issue in this country. but somehow i think the obama administration has forgotten that narrative. they need a refresher course. in bloomberg's speech, he also said, if retirement costs continue to skyrocket, it could affect the quality of life here in new york city. >> the more a city spends on wages and benefits over what the marg place determines is necessary for recruitment, retention and experience, the less a city can invest in benefits for all of its residents. the less it invests in thing that again fits all residents, the less attractive place it is to live and visit. >> less, less, less. as long we give the wealthy more, more, more. bloomberg is living on the moon. he needs to remember new york city is great today because the workers put their lives on the day as safe as it is. if you hurt police officers and firefighters, the quality of life will hurt the entire city. now, i will say that living in new york, i feel safe. i think the residents appeal the safe. and i feel embarrassed to think there
income and equality is a big issue in this country. but somehow i think the obama administration has forgotten that narrative. they need a refresher course. in bloomberg's speech, he also said, if retirement costs continue to skyrocket, it could affect the quality of life here in new york city. >> the more a city spends on wages and benefits over what the marg place determines is necessary for recruitment, retention and experience, the less a city can invest in benefits for all of its...
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democrats built and passed this law called obama care. there is no doubt this law is going to insure millions of americans and our stories are going to outweigh theirs. republicans have done absolutely nothing but try to destroy this law from the start. now they want to start all over again. they want to start all over again because they know they are missing out on something good. this is a generational shift in america. it is going to bring in the young demographics of this country to realize this country can do great things. they have offered over on the right absolutely nothing but negativity. kids today are fighting for the younger generation. kids today are positive. they don't like negative stuff, antithis, antithat. this is all these guys are. this is why they're not pulling well anywhere. a republican attack plan now is laser focused on obama care. folks this, is what they spend their time on. majority leader eric cantor has put together a new playbook. it's a handy republican playbook too. synchronize all the attacks on obama ca
democrats built and passed this law called obama care. there is no doubt this law is going to insure millions of americans and our stories are going to outweigh theirs. republicans have done absolutely nothing but try to destroy this law from the start. now they want to start all over again. they want to start all over again because they know they are missing out on something good. this is a generational shift in america. it is going to bring in the young demographics of this country to realize...
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did not meet its obligations under the full faith and credit of the country was when we had barack obama as president of the united states. i think that's what this issue is all about. and i really believe that they ought to stop playing politics. we played that last fall. we played that in 2008. and the president won the election in 2008. the president got re-elected in 2012. and now he is trying to govern and it's time for them to accept the results of those two elections and move forward on behalf of the american people. >> congressman, what do you think john boehner is going to do now? >> well, i think they are going to bring a bill to the floor tonight that i believe will be a six-week bill. but from what i am hearing, they once again are going to load it up with extraneous stuff that will be different from the extraneous stuff they sent the last time. and -- >> sure. >> once again, i believe the senate is going to reject that. so if they bring that kind of a bill to the floor, the american people should know that they are really proposing to shut down the government. because the pr
did not meet its obligations under the full faith and credit of the country was when we had barack obama as president of the united states. i think that's what this issue is all about. and i really believe that they ought to stop playing politics. we played that last fall. we played that in 2008. and the president won the election in 2008. the president got re-elected in 2012. and now he is trying to govern and it's time for them to accept the results of those two elections and move forward on...
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the white house released a photo of president obama skeet shooting while at camp david in august. in fact, it was on his birthday. the gun lobby wants everyone to be talking about this photo. and the press, what are they doing? they're playing right along with it. this all started when the new republic released a wide ranging interview with the president. but the focus has been on this exchange. the president was asked directly, have you ever fired a gun? he answered directly, yes. in fact, up at camp david, we do skeet shooting all the time. the answer created a frenzy in the washington media. >> how often does the president go skeet shooting, and are is there photographs of him doing so? >> i would refer you simply to his comments. i don't know how often. he does go to camp david with some regularity, but i'm not sure often he has done that. >> if s there a photograph of him doing it? >> there may be, but i haven't seen it. >> why haven't we heard about it before? >> because when he goes to camp david, he goes to spend time with his family and friends and relax, not to produce p
the white house released a photo of president obama skeet shooting while at camp david in august. in fact, it was on his birthday. the gun lobby wants everyone to be talking about this photo. and the press, what are they doing? they're playing right along with it. this all started when the new republic released a wide ranging interview with the president. but the focus has been on this exchange. the president was asked directly, have you ever fired a gun? he answered directly, yes. in fact, up...